Work & Labour in Northern America 76 indicators covering work & labour for Northern America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Potential labour force rate 0.826 2027 down 11.4% 86th Potential labour force rate 0.826 2027 down 11.4% 86th Informal employment 14,647 2027 up 0.6% 57th Informal employment rate 7.64 2027 down 5.4% 75th Jobs gap rate 6.16 2027 up 2.9% 79th Jobs gap 12,584 2027 up 9.7% 54th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.51 2027 up 0.7% 77th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 6.3 2027 up 0.4% 84th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 12,784 2027 up 6.8% 56th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 3.45 score 2024 up 33.7% 19th Labour force ages 25 to 54 123,408 2023 up 4.9% 45th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 83.09 2023 up 1.7% 29th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 7.9% 2025 down 2.5% 31st Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 97.8% 2024 up 3.8% 6th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 95.9% 2024 up 2.0% 5th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 50.1% 2023 up 69.3% 8th ← Previous Page 2 of 2